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Tracy Letts Biography

Birth Place:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Profession
Writer, actor

Fast Facts

  • His first play, Killer Joe, premiered in a 40-seat theatre outside Chicago before eventually transferring to an off-Broadway theatre and London's West End
  • Joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's acting ensemble in 2002
  • Won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play August: Osage County
  • Father Dennis Letts originated the role of August: Osage County patriarch Beverly Weston
  • The only person to have won a Tony Award for acting and a Pulitzer Prize

Awards

  • 2017Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2014Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated

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